east bay regional park district police announced new dna technology led them to the killer of maria wiedorferct was living in oregon and died by suicide last year. >> abc seven news reporter lena howland has the story of how detectives cracked the case. >> through this investigation, john lipari was determined to be a potential suspect and later became our primary suspect in 2024. >> after 35 years and no answers. east bay regional park district police identified a former martinez resident as the killer of 32 year old maria wiedorfer. john lipari died by suicide in oregon near the end of last year. his extended family posting this gofundme in the days after his death. >> when it was a match, it was definitely bittersweet. i would have loved for him to know that we were zeroing in on him. >> hoffa's body was found on a trail near inspiration point here in tilden regional park. she was discovered with a rope around her neck, showing physical signs of a struggle. after being reported missing the night before, semen collected from hoffa's body decades ago, later uploaded to a genetic genealogy da

police found the body of maria wiedorfer in tilden regional park in 1990. after 35 years. police today named john lipari as the killer, saying he strangled and sexually assaulted the 32 year old victim. lipari lived in martinez at the time of the attack and then moved to oregon. officers declared lipari a primary suspect last year when they were able to confirm dna evidence. lipari died by suicide last november. justice may have been delayed, but thanks the hard work of our detectives and our federal partners. justice has been served. hofer's family released a statement saying they were grateful to law enforcement for bringing their family closure. they asked she be remembered for her gentle soul and not just what happened to her. hundreds of east bay court employees walked off the job today and hit the picket lines in a strike outside alameda county courthouses. the strikes caused some people to get turned away at courthouses, as a skeleton crew of administrators had to step in and do the work. courtrooms were closed and court filings delayed everything from traffic cases

police found the body of maria wiedorfer in tilden regional park in 1990 after 35 years.day named john lipari as the killer, saying he strangled and sexually assaulted the 32 year old. lipari lived in martinez at the time of the attack, but then moved to oregon. officers declared lipari a primary suspect last year when they were able to confirm dna evidence. lipari, though, died by suicide last november. the hofer family released a statement saying that they were grateful to law enforcement for bringing them and their family, a measure of closure. pg&e says it's making major changes in the south bay. the utility is undergrounding the power lines near high fire risk areas to prevent repeated power outages to thousands of homes. pg&e has safety triggers on its power lines in these high risk areas, so when a branch or tree hits them, the power cuts off immediately. it started four years ago in san jose's almaden valley, but neighbors say their homes go dark multiple times a year as a result. so the company is trying to try to solve that problem by putting more than a mile of

it was back in 1990 that maria wiedorfer was found dead on a trail near inspiration point in tilden regionaly when she was found, she had a rope around her neck and there were signs of a struggle. east bay regional park police say dna evidence collected from former martinez resident john lipari was linked to the victim. lipari died by suicide in oregon in november 2024. >> justice may have been delayed, but thanks to the hard work of our detectives and our federal partners. justice has been served. >> there had been no. >> suspect in the case until lipari was identified last year. through new dna testing techniques. in today's gma first look, a judge in the idaho murders case had denied a motion from the defense to suppress critical evidence. here's abc news reporter kayna whitworth. >> in this morning's gma first look. a new ruling in the idaho murders case. a sweeping win for the prosecution. the judge denying all motions from brian kohberger's defense team to keep critical evidence out of the upcoming trial. the defense for kohberger has long challenged how the search warrants were grante